I am deeply disappointed that President Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget would strip nearly $4 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Colorectal Cancer Control Program. The CDC estimates that the loss of funding will mean at least five fewer programs (out of the current 29) working to prevent colorectal cancer. The… Read More

Colon Cancer Prevention Trial Seeking New Patients

Can drugs used to help lower cholesterol also keep colon cancer from returning? Researchers at the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) are seeking patients for a one-year clinical trial to determine if cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins) might help prevent the growth of precancerous (adenomatous) polyps and/or recurrent colorectal cancer. The NSABP trial is sponsored by… Read More

Resolve to Prevent Colorectal Cancer in 2012

Making those New Year’s Resolutions? You can do a lot to prevent colon and rectal cancer this year . . . and in the future. Number One Resolution — Be screened for colorectal cancer if you are 50 or over, earlier if you are at higher risk.

Patients Say Acupuncture Helps Nausea . . . But Does it Really?

Colorectal Cancer News in a Nutshell Summer’s over. The black squirrels in the front yard are scurrying around hunting acorns and my inbox is full of neat nuggets of colorectal cancer news — and I don’t want to leave them buried all winter. So here they are in brief. You can check the links for more… Read More

Screening Tumors for Lynch Syndrome is Cost-Effective

Screening all new colon and rectal cancer tumors for markers that might indicate Lynch syndrome not only saves future lives, it is cost effective according to a new study. In order for tumor screening to be cost-effective, not only should new tumors be tested, but family members need to follow through with genetic testing after a… Read More

No more than 18 ounces of red meat a week and no processed meat at all! That’s the recommendation of the World Cancer Research Fund’s Continuous Update Project for 2011. Based on new evidence, the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research’s Continuous Update Project (CUP) report also upgraded evidence for dietary fiber decreasing colorectal… Read More